Delhi Racecourse

Delhi Racecourse is a sports venue in Chanakya Puri, New Delhi, Delhi. Delhi Racecourse is situated nearby to Air Force Golf Course, as well as near the neighborhood Safdarjung.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Safdar Jang and Safdarjung Airport.

Tomb of Safdar Jang

Park

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Safdarjung's tomb is a sandstone and marble mausoleum in Delhi, India. It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style for Nawab Safdarjung. The monument has an ambience of spaciousness and an imposing presence with its domed and arched red, brown and white coloured structures. Tomb of Safdar Jang is situated 570 metres southeast of Delhi Racecourse.

Safdarjung Airport

Aerodrome

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Safdarjung Airport is an airport in New Delhi, India, in the neighbourhood of the same name. Established during the British Raj as Willingdon Airfield, it started operations as an aerodrome in 1929, when it was India's second airport after the Juhu Aerodrome in Mumbai.

Gandhi Museum

Museum

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Gandhi Smriti, formerly known as Birla House or Birla Bhavan, is a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, situated on Tees January Road, formerly Albuquerque Road, in New Delhi, India. Gandhi Museum is situated 1½ km northeast of Delhi Racecourse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Safdarjung and Laxmibai Nagar.

Safdarjung

Neighborhood

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Safdarjung area consists of mainly two localities in South Delhi, namely Safdarjung Enclave and Safdarjung Development Area. There are several districts in Delhi located south of the Safdarjung's Tomb.

Laxmibai Nagar

Neighborhood

Laxmi Bai Nagar is a VIP residential colony in New Delhi, India. Laxmi Bai, meaning "city of Lakshmibai", is named for the Rani of the Maratha-ruled Jhansi State in India, which is now a province of modern Uttar Pradesh state.